In this adaptation of Jane Austen's beloved novel, Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) lives with her mother, father and sisters in the English countryside. As the eldest, she faces mounting pressure from her parents to marry. When the outspoken Elizabeth is introduced to the handsome and upper-class Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen), sparks fly. Although there is obvious chemistry between the two, Darcy's overly reserved nature threatens the fledgling relationship.
The Pride and Prejudice theme is also part of BSO’s Smitten concert repertoire!
BSO concert-goers receive a $1 ticket discount by entering the promo code BSOPRIDE on the payment screen at Pickford’s online checkout or by using it in person at the box office. Discounts are also offered to anyone with a ticket stub from our recent February 1st concert.
While shooting the scene in Pride & Prejudice in which Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen) makes his way across a foggy field and proposes to Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) in the dawn light, director Joe Wright heard a nearby makeup artist whisper, “I wish that was my life.”
Since Pride and Prejudice was published in 1813, following a substantial revision, it’s often considered a quintessential novel of the Regency period (which technically lasted from 1811 to 1820). But Austen wrote the initial draft, then titled First Impressions, around 1797—and that’s the year in which Wright chose to set his film.
Wright was worried that Knightley’s beauty might overshadow Elizabeth’s more important characteristics. Up meeting her, Wright realized her tomboyishness and “scruffy independent spirit” were much like Elizabeth’s. “[She] was not going to say what she thought you wanted her to say. She was going to say exactly what she thought,” Wright told Film Journal International. “That—and her humor—made her a perfect Elizabeth.”
The award winning music for the film was composed by Dario Marianelli and performed by pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet with the English Chamber Orchestra. It received an Academy Award nomination for Soundtrack Composer of the Year as well as Best Original Soundtrack of the Year. The film artfully blends sounds from nature with music as it moves through scenes.
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